In Indonesia’s new rice plan, experts see the blueprint of an epic past failure

JAKARTA — Nyoman Suryadiputra says he still vividly remembers the time he traveled deep into the heart of the lush tropical peat forests of Indonesian Borneo in 1996 to document an ambitious agricultural project. The mega rice project (MRP), initiated in 1995 under the rule of  the strongman Suharto, was on a scale like no … Continue reading In Indonesia’s new rice plan, experts see the blueprint of an epic past failure